OpenEMR before 8.4.0 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability because the prescription REST API routes check
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 8.4.0 soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.3 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade openemr and openemr/openemr to 8.4.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openemropenemr | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubopenemr/openemrpkg:github/openemr/openemrOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict staff user permissions to prevent unauthorized access to prescription APIs and monitor for suspicious activity involving prescription management. Avoid reuse of UI-exposed APICSRFTOKEN tokens where possible.
Description
OpenEMR versions before 8.4.0 have an authorization vulnerability in the prescription REST API routes. The API incorrectly checks the patients.med ACL instead of patients.rx and does not require a specific permission bit, allowing read-only Medical/History access to pass. Authenticated staff users can exploit this by reusing the UI-exposed APICSRFTOKEN to enumerate prescription UUIDs, create forged prescriptions for any patient, and deactivate prescriptions across the tenant.